Completed its lease return flight from Australia on 22-Apr-2016 when it flew the final leg from Klamath Falls, OR to Calgary-Int'l, AB. The aircraft had departed Cairns, QLD on 18-Apr-2016 and the ferry was conducted by World Wide Ferry.

Flew Perth-Jandakot, WA - Kalgoorlie, WA - Forrest, WA - William Creek, SA 22/23-Apr-2016. This should effectively be the delivery flight for the former Karratha Air Services aircraft, which is expected to be operated by Seair Pacific going forward.

Monday, 18 April 2016

Having had ferry tanks installed and approved by the Australian regulators VH-XFM has now departed Cairns. The aircraft flew Cairns, QLD - Honiara 18-Apr-2016, and is seen below on departure with thanks to Far North Queensland Skies.

VH-XFM originally arrived in Australia in 1993 from the Talair fleet, returned to PNG the same year where it remained until 2008 when it was acquired by Fortescue Metals.

Sunday, 17 April 2016

Not necessarily warranting their own blog entries, two surveyors are on the move this morning; Rampart Aviation's N344CS (MSN 334) is currently en route from Colorado Springs to Winslow, AZ and Sander Geophysics C-GSGF (MSN 642) has departed base in Ottawa, ON heading to St. John's, NL. Down under, work continues on preparing DHC-6-200 VH-XFM to depart from Cairns, QLD with the aircraft hoping to depart to Honiara, Solomons early next week. Once it actually departs from Queensland, I'll add a regular blog entry for its trip to North America.

935 - DHC-6-400 C-FVIK Viking Air Ltd., Sidney, BC

Flew Juneau, AK - Anchorage, AK 16-Apr-2016 as it continues its delivery flight to the Russian Federation for Rosneft. The aircraft is seen below on approach to Anchorage, with thanks to Kevin Fortney. The aircraft is filed to continue on to Anadyr-Ugolny this afternoon.

Following painting in Calgary, AB by Regent Aircraft, C-FVAT flew Calgary-Int'l, AB - Victoria, BC 15-Apr-2016. It will continue with preparations for delivery to Taiwan's Daily Air. The aircraft is seen below on arrival in Victoria, courtesy of Tim Martin. You'll note that the Taiwanese registration in the previous picture has now been covered with C-FVAT.

Flew Victoria, BC - Comox, BC - Juneau, AK 15/16-Apr-2016 as it begins its delivery flight to the Russian Federation for Rosneft. The aircraft is seen below after arrival from Spokane back on 31-Jan-2016.

Friday, 15 April 2016

A great shot of Twin Otter International's N70AR (MSN 773) taken this morning at Iqaluit, NU by Brian Tattuinee. The aircraft arrived from Thunder Bay, ON and La Grande Riviere, QC and departed to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland.

Thursday, 14 April 2016

N495NS is the former FAP 317, which crashed on landing at Caballo Lake, Peru on 09-Mar-2012. It had been acquired in 2013 for potential rebuild or parts recovery. The aircraft is pictured below prior to delivery to Peru in 1971.

Wednesday, 13 April 2016

DHC-6-400 MSN 905 was rolled out today in full Daily Air colours, including the new Taiwan registration. It is expected to revert to C-FVAT prior to its ferry flight to Taipei. The new paint scheme was applied by Regent Aircraft Services in Calgary.

The outcome of the recent accident (see yesterday's blog) involving DHC-6-100 N122PM at Fentress, TX is seen in the photo below. Other than shedding a portion of the port wing, the aircraft appears to remain relatively undamaged, at least on the surface. Although N122PM is among the oldest operational Twin Otters, I've seen many others with far worse damage return to service.

Greg Markwardt Photo

N122PM was originally delivered to ARAMCO for operation in Saudi Arabia (leased from Miami Aviation Corp.) in 1966, as seen in the photo below:

Tuesday, 12 April 2016

The FAA ASIAS is reporting an accident having occurred with N122PM sustaining substantial damage on 09-Apr-2016. The synopsis indicates the aircraft left the runway and collided with trees on landing at Fentress, TX.

Flew Titusville, FL - Burlington, VT 11-Apr-2016 on delivery to the United Emirates Joint Air Command. N913BS had been at Titusville since 22-Feb-2015 when it arrived from Victoria, BC. It is seen below whilst still carrying its Canadian registration, courtesy of Tim Martin.

Monday, 4 April 2016

DHC-6-100 N204EH (MSN 61) has received a new Skydive City Z-Hills paint job and is seen below courtesy of Ryan Patrick.

MSN 61 - DHC-6-100 N204EH
JST Managment LLC
Ryan Patrick Photo

Hoppfly's DHC-6-200 LN-JMP (MSN 184) received a major upgrade this winter by Zimex Aviation in Switzerland. The aircraft received -34 engines, glass cockpit, and new interior and paint. Certainly a significant investment for a skydiver! The aircraft is seen below courtesy of Steinar Sævdal.

MSN 184 - DHC-6-200 LN-JMP
Hoppfly A/S
Steinar Sævdal Photo

With a tropical background and water that colour its hard not to have a great picture. Kenn Borek's C-GKBR is seen below at Saint Thomas, USVI courtesy of Ivan Wong Rodenas. This would have been taken prior to 2015, before it returned to Canada and received the latest version of Seaborne's paint scheme.

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